Manchester dad charged in suspected revenge killing of two men over daughter’s murder

MANCHESTER, Jamaica – A Manchester father has been charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the killing of two men in the parish in March that is believed to have been a reprisal for the shooting death of his daughter a month earlier. Charged is 37-year-old Kumar Obrien, otherwise known as ‘Frazzle’, of Melrose Drive, Land Settlement. The deceased have been identified as 29-year-old farmer Yakieni Shaw, also known as ‘Yankee’, of Comfort District, Manchester, and 21-year-old Damien Edwards, otherwise known as ‘Damie’, of Melrose Gardens, Williamsfield, in the parish. Reports from the Mandeville Police are that Obrien allegedly conspired with other men to kill Edwards and Shaw, who were gunned down about 3:50 pm on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The shooting is believed to have been a reprisal for the fatal shooting of Obrien’s four-year-old daughter, Saniyah Obrien, on Sunday, February 8, while they were seated in his Voxy motor car in the parish. An investigations led to Obrien being apprehended, interviewed, and subsequently charged. He is scheduled to appear before the Manchester Parish Court on Wednesday, October 21.